Memorial details

Memorial type
Obelisk
District
Malvern Hills
Town
Hanley Castle
County
Hereford And Worcester
Country
England
Commemoration
Second World War (1939-1945), First World War (1914-1918)
Lost
Not lost
WM Reference
32921

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Current location

25
St Mary's Church
Church End
Hanley Castle
Malvern Hills
Hereford And Worcester
WR8 0BL
England

OS Grid Ref: SO 83890 42069
Denomination: Church of England

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Description
Ornate, tall, hexagonal obelisk standing on a three step base and plinth. Inscriptions on the plinth and top step.
Inscription
TO THE GLORY OF GOD/ AND IN GRATEFUL MEMORY OF THE MEN OF THE PARISH WHO GAVE THEIR LIVES/ FOR THEIR KING AND COUNTRY IN THE GREAT WAR BEGUN IN THE YEAR OF OUR LORD 1914/ THIS CROSS IS RAISED BY THEIR SORROWING FELLOW PARISHIONERS AND FRIENDS/ REMEMBER THEM OH GOD, FOR GOOD, AND BRING THEM INTO GLORY/ THROUGH THE SUFFERING AND DEATH OF THE CAPTAIN OF THEIR SALVATION/ (34 WW1 NAMES)/ IN MEMORIAM 1939-45/ (10 WW2 NAMES)
Inscription legible?
yes
Names on memorial
Allsopp, Frank
Baldwin, Frederick
Bartlett, William
Bayliss, Benjamin
Chadd, Bruce
Creese, Harry
Dovey, Charles
Dovey, Richard
Fencott, Roland
Gamble, Wilfred
See details for all 44 names
Commemorations
  • Second World War (1939-1945)
    Total names on memorial: 10
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 10
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: surname,forename
    Order of information: surname
  • First World War (1914-1918)
    Total names on memorial: 34
    Served and returned: 0
    Died: 34
    Exact count: yes
    Information shown: forename, surname
    Order of information: Undefined
Components
  • Obelisk
    Measurements: Undefined
    Materials: Stone
Listing information
  • WAR MEMORIAL APPROXIMATELY 20 METRES NORTH OF THE CHURCH OF ST MARY
  • Grade II
  • This memorial is protected, and listed on the National Heritage List for England maintained by Historic England. View list entry
  • More about listing and the protection of historic places can be found on the Historic England website
  • Historic England
Condition
Trust fund/Scholarship
No
Purpose: Unknown or N/A

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